Florida Marijuana News

May, 2016

• 2 May

  NFL Draftee’s Bong Rip Post on Twitter Cost Him Over $12 Million

  Laremy Tunsil, a University of Mississippi offensive tackle, was favored to be the #1 pick of the 2016 NFL draft on ...

April, 2016

• 25 April

  Medical Marijuana Legalization Will Be on Ballot This November

  Florida has had some trouble keeping medical marijuana initiatives on ballots. But the measure, Amendment 2, is back on this November’s ...
• 1 April

  Gov. Scott Signs Bill Approving Medical Marijuana for Terminally Ill

  Florida residents suffering from terminal illnesses officially have access to medical marijuana. Governor Rick Scott signed bill HB 307 into law in ...

March, 2016

• 25 March

  Tampa Mayor Makes Marijuana Possession a Civil Fine

  Tampa law enforcement officials now have the option of issuing a civil fine instead of automatically arresting someone in possession of ...
• 4 March

  Daytona Beach’s County Decriminalizes Marijuana Possession

  Volusia County city officials voted to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana. Daytona Beach, the infamous spring break and ...

January, 2016

• 29 January

  Medical Marijuana Has Made It onto the 2016 Ballot in Florida

  A medical marijuana ballot initiative failed by a very narrow margin in Florida in 2014. But a new proposed constitutional amendment ...

December, 2015

• 30 December

  Florida Supreme Court Approves Language for Medical Marijuana

  The Florida Supreme Court approved the language for a constitutional amendment legalizing marijuana. The court’s decision means that campaign supporters have ...
• 22 December

  Florida Supreme Court Approves Medical Marijuana Petitions

  The Florida Supreme Court has received 100,000 signed petitions in support of the legalization of medical marijuana in Florida; therefore, supporters ...

November, 2015

• 29 November

  Florida Approves 5 Medical Marijuana Cultivators

  The Florida Department of Health has officially nominated five cultivators that will be allowed to produce and dispense a non-psychoactive (low-THC/high-CBD) ...

August, 2015

• 24 August

  Marijuana Possession Has Been Decriminalized in Miami Beach

  Lawmakers in Miami Beach have passed a new law that allows police to give a $100 citation to persons possessing under ...